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Pankaj Kumar Sharma

Associate Professor, Department of BIological Sciences, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Plant Biotechnology
Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.

Conferences

  • Joshi, T.; Deepa, PR.; Sharma, P.K. Chromatographic Analysis of Bioactive Metabolites from a Traditional Food Combination of (semi) Arid Regions—Panchkuta: Insights for Sustainable Functional Foods Development, in Proceedings of the 4th International Electronic Conference on Nutrients, 16–18 October 2024, MDPI: Basel, Switzerland.

  • Puri, S.; Mandal, S.K.; Sharma, P.K.; Deepa, PR. Anti-obesity and anti-steatotic effects of Bixin (apocarotenoid from Bixa orellana l. seeds): Dose-dependent correlations with bioactivity, in Proceedings of the 4th International Electronic Conference on Nutrients, 16–18 October 2024, MDPI: Basel, Switzerland.

  • Invited workshop on “Ayurvedic Phytochemicals: Recent Research and Clinical Implications”, held at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar on 8th October, 2022.

  • 28th Indian Convention of Food Scientists & Technologists (28TH ICFOST) “Emerging and Adoptable Technologies for Sustainable Agro Food industries and Economy (EAT-SAFE)”, 20th-22nd January, 2022
  • Online webinar on 'Covid-19 diagnosis, drug discovery and vaccine design', organized by Current Biotech Academy, Chennai, on 12th July, 2020.
  • Online technical workshop on 'Protein design and engineering', organized by Wisecorner Laboratories Pvt Ltd., Chennai, on 19th July, 2020.
  • Workshop on 'Next Generation Sequencing Data Analysis and Targeted Genome Engineering using CRISPR-Cas9', organized by Wisecorner Laboratories Pvt Ltd., Chennai, 25-28th July, 2019.
  • Workshop on 'Use of storytelling in conducting effective undergraduate biology classes', conducted by Dr. Eric Miller, Chennai, 22-25th Dec, 2018.
  • Kannan M, Marathe S, Shukla P and Sharma PK (2018), Avoiding Technology Overuse in Science Education for Holistic Well Being of School and College Students, International Conference on Spirituality, Science and Civilization, organized by IIT Roorkee.
  • Saxena, V….Sharma, PK (2018) Composing an Interactive Question Paper to Generate Interest of Students and De-stress them during Examination. In: Question Paper to Generate Interest of Students and De-stress them during Examination. In: National Workshop on Improving Synergy between Teaching and Research in Indian Academia (ISTRIA 2018), BITS, Pilani – Pilani Campus, March 26-27.
  • Sharma PK and Marathe S (2016) Using Individual Strength-based Assignments for Student Evaluation to foster a Spirit of Confidence and Well-being. In: National Convention on Current Practices and Future of Classroom Teaching at Higher Education Level, organized by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences & Teaching Learning Centre, BITS, Pilani – Pilani Campus, 30th Sep-1st Oct.
  • Mehrotra R, Kannan M and Sharma PK (2016) Smart Question Paper Design to Enhance Student Learning and Engagement in Examinations. In: National Convention on Current Practices and Future of Classroom Teaching at Higher Education Level, organized by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences & Teaching Learning Centre, BITS, Pilani – Pilani Campus, 30th Sep-1st Oct.
  • Sharma, PK (2016), “Engaging activity-based and learning-centred classes for a second year, undergraduate course on evolutionary biology and taxonomy”, Fourth International Conference on Psychology & Allied Sciences, Ravindra Bhawan, Goa, Jan 16-18, 2016.
  • Divya R., Dubey A, Asati V. and Sharma PK (2016), Extraction and Identification of Secondary Metabolites from Seeds of Cordia dichotoma (Lassora). In: 5th Biennial International Conference on New Developments in Drug Discovery from Natural Products and Traditional Medicines, NIPER, Mohali, November 18-20, 2016.
  • Sharma PK (2015), Use of Analogies From Nonscience and Other Pedagogical Tools in Teaching Biochemistry and Cell Biology to a Large, Multi-Disciplinary, First Year Undergraduate Class, In: Second International Conference on Frontiers in Biological Sciences, Department of Life Science, NIT, Rourkela, 22-24 Feb, 2015.
  • Shruti S. and Sharma PK, Purification and Characterization of a Thermostable Beta-Galactosidase from Solanum lycopersicum seeds. In: 2nd International Conference on Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (ICBB – 2015), Feb 6 – 8, 2015.
  • Workshop on Neurolinguistic Programming for effective teaching in classes, conducted by Shinota Consulting, 3rd-9th Aug 2014, Karjat, Mumbai.
  • Gupta S and Sharma PK, 12-13th March, 2011, Preliminary characterization of a stable β-glucosidase activity from the seeds of Albizzia lebbeck. National Conference on Contemporary Trends in Biological and Pharmaceutical Research (CTBPR-2011), organized by Departments of Biological Sciences and Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani.
  • Sharma PK, Sangwan NS and Sangwan RS, February 21-24, 2010, “Purification and Characterization of a Novel Geraniol Acetyltransferase (GAAT) from Palmarosa (Cymbopogon martini var Motia) Grass Leaf,” in International Symposium on Current Status and Opportunities in Aromatic & Medicinal Plants (AROMED), Lucknow.
  • Sharma PK, Sangwan NS and Sangwan RS, October 6-8, 2006, “Aroma ester metabolism in plants: evolution of two discrete substrate specific types of AATs and deacetylases,” in Seventy-sixth Annual Session, Symposium and Concluding Function of Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of The National Academy of Sciences, India, under the joint auspices of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.
  • Sharma PK, Sangwan NS and Sangwan RS, 24-26 February, 2006, “The next front in fragrant monoterpene ester biosynthesis: a novel geraniol acetyltransferase from palmarosa,” in National Conference on ‘Role of Plant Physiology in Biotechnology and Biodiversity Conservation’ held in University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.